[Q] Help resurrecting 4G/LTE - Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4

Hey all,
I installed Dubbsy's amazingly blazingly fast GoogleEdition 4.7 ROM http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2343355
Out of habit, I forgot about the airplane toggle bug and switched to airplane mode - to my credit, at least I was on an airplane. But now, I can't connect to LTE no matter what. I've tried all the recommended remedies in the main thread. When I switched back to my previous ROM, Synergy, I was able to connect to LTE no problem. If there are any ideas on what could be preventing the ROM from re-connecting LTE, I'd love to hear them.
(Posting here since I lurk too much and don't have enough posts to reply in the main GoogleEdition thread.)
Thanks in advance for any help that comes my way!

Did my pm work for you?
sent from my GE gs4

The LTE problem again....
big in japan said:
Hey all,
I installed Dubbsy's amazingly blazingly fast GoogleEdition 4.7 ROM http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2343355
Out of habit, I forgot about the airplane toggle bug and switched to airplane mode - to my credit, at least I was on an airplane. But now, I can't connect to LTE no matter what. I've tried all the recommended remedies in the main thread. When I switched back to my previous ROM, Synergy, I was able to connect to LTE no problem. If there are any ideas on what could be preventing the ROM from re-connecting LTE, I'd love to hear them.
(Posting here since I lurk too much and don't have enough posts to reply in the main GoogleEdition thread.)
Thanks in advance for any help that comes my way!
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Hi big in japan,
I am having the exact same issues. I am a new member and do not have the ability to post on bigger threads so I ended up here. I see that Dubbsy sent you a PM, I too am curious to see if it worked for you? If you are able to get it working again, please let me know your secret. I cannot go back to TW after having a pure/tweaked google experience!
Thanks again

Galaxy S4 is the brilliant smartphone in my life

Dubbsy said:
Did my pm work for you?
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Sadly, no. We can take that conversation public here if you think others will find it useful.

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[Q] Still stuck with 1X Data after 5 hours of work...

Hey guys,
I've been working all night to try and fix an issue I had with Cyanogen Mod. I couldn't get the GPS to work with the radio I had. So I tried flashing MR3 and I still had no GPS but had 3G / 4G / WiFi connectivity. Going back to MR2 restored GPS but I couldn't maintain data and only had 1X / WiFi.
I've messed with countless radio updates and ROMs trying to get this running again. Going to post my phone's stats:
ROM Current: BAMF Forever 1.0.5
Android Version: 2.3.4
HTC Sense Version: 3.0
Software Number: 2.11.605.0
Kernel: 2.6.35.10-ge8d3693 [email protected]
Baseband version: 1.39.00.0627r, 0.01.69.0625r
I need you guys to link me to a ROM, the more light weight the better, that has 3G / 4G, GPS, and WiFi (with tethering). That's all I require =)
If I need a specific radio, a link to that would be great. Thanks a lot.
It's not the ROM...
VZW's LTE is spotty in and out in some areas. I noticed mine first thing this morning...
There are other threads on other forums about it.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/21/psa-verizon-users-reporting-data-outages-across-the-us/
I laugh at how they state that 3G is working fine, while LTE isnt.
I can hardly even get 1x again.
Word is if you make a phone call you can get 3g back afterwards. Worked on the wife's bolt. Worth a shot at least
Sent from my DROID X2 using XDA App
I have 3G just fine here. I don't get 4G service at this location so I force it to "CDMA Auto (PRL)" anyway.
dajogejr said:
It's not the ROM...
VZW's LTE is spotty in and out in some areas. I noticed mine first thing this morning...
There are other threads on other forums about it.
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I think you're right unfortunately. I wait 3 months to try and fix my GPS and the one night I try it, Verizon's entire data network is taking a crap.
I just assumed that the 1X was a radio issue. I now have 4G connectivity but it's definitely slower than it should be. About 1.4Mbps. My buddy right next to me clocked 10.4Mbps on his brand new Nexus...
I'd still love to get a recommendation on a ROM and Radio version to run. I hate this BAMF ROM.
Different ROMs and different radios will have minimal impact on 4g speeds, if that's your reason for wanting something different.
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LTE came back up in SE Michigan about 2 hours or so ago.
Upon reading the OP's next post, I tested my speed via the SpeakEasy Website's speed test, as I always do.
I don't know whether to **** or go blind, but inside my office just now I hit 22MB down and 4.5 up with 2 bars (out of 4)...I've never gotten more than 12 inside the office down...
Could be that no one is on it...could be a fluke, etc.
BAMF makes quality ROMs. I would bet it's not the ROM or the radio.
I've been using the latest radio leak found here in the developer thread.
I'm sure you already know this...but it's flashed in Bootloader, not recovery.
I'm almost 100% certain it's not the ROM...unless you got a bad download or something.
That being said...you are a few releases behind on their ROM. They are up to 1.10 Final now.
Good thing is there are a ton out there, it's what's best for you...not necessarily what we think.
dajogejr said:
I've been using the latest radio leak found here in the developer thread.
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Thanks I'll try to locate this.
dajogejr said:
I'm almost 100% certain it's not the ROM...unless you got a bad download or something.
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I agree. I always assumed it was the radio version I was running. I want a new ROM because I hate Sense and the stock look / feel.
dajogejr said:
That being said...you are a few releases behind on their ROM. They are up to 1.10 Final now.
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Interesting. I'll check it out.
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Good thing is there are a ton out there, it's what's best for you...not necessarily what we think.
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You're right. My problem is there's too many and I'm tired of looking haha. I just wanted to flash a known good ROM and radio and get this over with. Tired of tampering with my phone.
New update:
I just flashed MIUI from:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1172235
and the MR3 radio from:
http://www.thunderboltforums.com/fo...151-rs-approved-guide-thunderbolt-radios.html
It's clear from the screenshot provided on the MIUI thread that the dev is using the MR3 radio which is why I chose to flash that.
But now my GPS doesn't work? Holy crap this is getting so annoying. Either my GPS works or my 4G works, I can't have both -_-
I'm trying to get my post count up without spamming the boards so I can post in the development section ;x
EDIT: Just found this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20312888&postcount=1141
Anyone know if it's true?
Are you sure your data/gps is not a phone issue?
Believe it or not I know a few people that replaced their battery door and data/gps was fixed. Antennas are on the door...
In regards to your question about that link, it may work but remember some solutions work for some and not for others. Only real way to know is to try it...
Jrocker23 said:
Are you sure your data/gps is not a phone issue?
Believe it or not I know a few people that replaced their battery door and data/gps was fixed. Antennas are on the door...
In regards to your question about that link, it may work but remember some solutions work for some and not for others. Only real way to know is to try it...
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Holy crap this might be the problem. I just installed a longer life battery that has a new back cover for the phone. I'm going to go back to stock and see what happens.
Thanks for this recommendation!

[Q] Time without signal

Hey everyone. I searched the forums but couldn't find any info. I was wondering if anyone else is experiencing 100% time without signal since updating to ICS? I never had this problem with GB. I'm on Telus if that helps at all.
garysayer1976 said:
Hey everyone. I searched the forums but couldn't find any info. I was wondering if anyone else is experiencing 100% time without signal since updating to ICS? I never had this problem with GB. I'm on Telus if that helps at all.
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Reflash the update, there's a backup in the q&a, wrong section by the way.
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garysayer1976 said:
Hey everyone. I searched the forums but couldn't find any info. I was wondering if anyone else is experiencing 100% time without signal since updating to ICS? I never had this problem with GB. I'm on Telus if that helps at all.
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Mine said the same thing when I would sleep at night. Are you connected to Wifi the whole time? If so, go into the wifi settings and tell it to stay running while in sleep mode etc etc.
ITALIANNYC said:
Mine said the same thing when I would sleep at night. Are you connected to Wifi the whole time? If so, go into the wifi settings and tell it to stay running while in sleep mode etc etc.
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Telus doesn't use wifi calling, so the two interrupting each other is less likely.
Dark Nightmare said:
Telus doesn't use wifi calling, so the two interrupting each other is less likely.
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Ah yes forgot about that one =] Sorry
same here (stock s-on ota update). nothing to worry about, as it's a software glitch. previous versions of android had this glitch as well.
RussianBear said:
same here (stock s-on ota update). nothing to worry about, as it's a software glitch. previous versions of android had this glitch as well.
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That's what I kinda figured. Of course, the Telus support insisted it was something with my phone and not a result of the OTA. Gotta love those guys.
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mobile data issues CM9/AOKP

Hey all,
I'm having weird issues with mobile data while on AOKP or CM9. On custom or stock roms however, I don't have these issues. When I'm on cm9 or aokp I lose mobile data after leaving wifi. I mean, I don't lose the H or 3g, it gets it quickly after leaving wifi, it's just that it never turns blue (synced with google) or get any network connection unless I go to mobile settings, APN, and edit (actually, I don't have to edit anything) just save, and voilá! mobile data is back.
It's a pita to do this everytime.
Don't know if it counts, but I live outside the US, in south america. My carrier is compatible with at&t frequencies so the problem is not that, it's something different about those ROMs that is not the same on stock roms.
I definitely love AOKP/CM9, so I need to fix this somehow
Can anyone help me with this?
Same issue
I have an AT&T GS3 (I747) and with the AOKP ROM I have the same issue. My data is seems to disappear when it wants to. From reading different forums I am assuming it has something to do with the WIFI being on. It comes back after I mess with the settings or reboot several times but it is quite annoying. I love AOKP and don't really fancy any other ROMs. Is there any known fix for this issue? If not I am going back to my stock ROM or Jedi Invasion till it's fixed. I don't feel like paying AT&T for nothing lol. I found this on XDA but I don't know if it'll fix it or make the situation worse
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1831898
Also I have a few apps like voice search in Google now that never respond even after reboots. Not as a big of a deal but any and all advice will be greatly appreciated. I am new to the whole android/root community.
lolfarmerbob said:
I have an AT&T GS3 (I747) and with the AOKP ROM I have the same issue. My data is seems to disappear when it wants to. From reading different forums I am assuming it has something to do with the WIFI being on. It comes back after I mess with the settings or reboot several times but it is quite annoying. I love AOKP and don't really fancy any other ROMs. Is there any known fix for this issue? If not I am going back to my stock ROM or Jedi Invasion till it's fixed. I don't feel like paying AT&T for nothing lol. I found this on XDA but I don't know if it'll fix it or make the situation worse
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1831898
Also I have a few apps like voice search in Google now that never respond even after reboots. Not as a big of a deal but any and all advice will be greatly appreciated. I am new to the whole android/root community.
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Wrong section
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Just updated to ICS from stock system/rom and having issues...

Alright so I've never rooted my phone or done anything fancy with it as far as that goes. Recently the ICS update was released and I didn't update right away, wasn't sure how bad it would mess up my current settings etc. After reading that it retained all my settings and functionality I decided to upgrade. Ok so first off I can't Tether anymore and my portable wifi hotspot does not work either, I'm on Rogers and in Canada, never heard of 'tethering plans' such as other people refer to with AT&T. I have my 4g enabled, can retrieve internet access, and as soon as I turn on my portable hotspot my phone is unable to access the 4g anymore, It enables a wifi hotspot but anything that connects to it gets limited connectivity and can't access the internet either. It's like the phone just shuts it off automatically. I used to use this all the time and was one of my favorite features about my phone.. If I'm unable to use this I don't even want the data plan that I currently have, the data plan I decided on DUE to this feature.. So I'm gonna be pretty pissed off if this amazing little update is trying to force me to pay for something that I already pay extra to utilize properly.
I could be wrong here but I'm pretty damn sure that the battery life has dropped by close to 20% I can watch the percentage go down while I'm doing stuff and it seems to be losing life a lot quicker now, and I noticed that after the first day of using ICS. The resolution on the unlock screen seems to be botched, It's very squished... My old version never did this, and it's kind of annoying for my background images and having the clock looking out of whack.
I'm not sure what to do, there doesn't seem to be an update and as far as I know the update has been out for awhile now, why hasn't this stuff been fixed, who can I make official complaints to as far as Samsung or Rogers goes? I've checked these forums a bit and people seem to be having a lot of issues, some similar to mine some not, some I may have just had the luck to avoid so far. Is factory reset the only real option to fix things, and will that even help my tethering issues?
Anyone? :\
Is there a way to revert back to the old version?
There's a definite increase in battery drain while the device is just sitting there with the screen turned off doing nothing and the tethering thing is really annoying...
Hysterics said:
Anyone? :\
Is there a way to revert back to the old version?
There's a definite increase in battery drain while the device is just sitting there with the screen turned off doing nothing and the tethering thing is really annoying...
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Hysterics, yeah, same issue here. Waited for ICS update before I decided to go custom. So I just updated last week and have noticed faster battery drain and my hotspot no longer works.
It blanks out and after 30 seconds it gives you a message "Unfortunately Settings Has Stopped"
How master resets have you done?
I haven't done it yet, but I've heard a multiple master reset may fix the problem.
It's just doing a reset is a pain in the arse!
Yes,
there is a return to stock option for you...it can be found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1506330
Read, read, read....
This method "will" return you to factory state. And you must read the entire thread, and follow the links to get a working device again.
hope this helps you.....g
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Just noticed this thread is a month old....And you likely have a solution by now.
Now posted for future reference.
OP, if you see this, and meet with success, please place the word "solved" in the thread title.
It will steer other users to your solution, and help keep the threads clean.
Thank you !!....g
For me what stinks besides the battery and hotspot everything else seems to work great.
Just hate to have to go through the master reset for one issue. As opposed if I had sevral issues.
But it is what it is I guess!
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What "it is" is that OTA upgrades to ICS are problematic.
I'd prefer flashing ICS directly through Odin using a stock ROM from samfirmware.com
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Agreed...Odin is the best path...IMHO....g
gregsarg said:
Agreed...Odin is the best path...IMHO....g
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Thanks guys for the info.
Idk if Hysterics solved his/her problem, but I'm probably going to have to go down this path.
bman17 said:
Thanks guys for the info.
Idk if Hysterics solved his/her problem, but I'm probably going to have to go down this path.
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did you do a master reset?

[Q] 4.2.2 WIFI tethering workaround?

I love the CM 10.1 build of 4.2.2. It is my dream phone right now. The problem is that no WIFI tethering works on it as of yet. If anyone has anything working I'd love to be proven wrong. This is a show-stopper for me. I can't use bluetooth because my laptop doesn't have bluetooth.
I tried every tethering app out there. Barnacle was the best in that it reported the errors it was seeing instead of just refusing to work.
Anyway, I am thinking of working around the problem by keeping a ROM stored as a TWRP backup that I can restore when I need tethering. I don't need tethering on a moment's notice.
I would like the tethering ROM as slim as possible. I haven't tried any yet. Would a restore be any faster with a slim ROM?
Can someone suggest what ROM I should use that has a small footprint and can restore quickly? I'm thinking that I won't have any apps and no account logged in. If I'm tethering I will be using the other device for email etc. And I'm sure the phone will work no matter what I'm running.
Can anyone suggest a better workaround than this?
I pretty much tether all day with my jellybam install. It has been a rock solid performer on my note and has kept me from having the itch to try any of the 4.2.1 ROMs.
There is supposed to be a new version released tomorrow, but quite frankly , I don't know whether I'll bother as the current version is exceptionally stable ( with flaps kernel )...
I'm sure with cm 10.1 going nightly, they'll have tethering fixed shortly. Its a pretty important feature for many of us.
crutzulee said:
I pretty much tether all day with my jellybam install. It has been a rock solid performer on my note and has kept me from having the itch to try any of the 4.2.1 ROMs.
There is supposed to be a new version released tomorrow, but quite frankly , I don't know whether I'll bother as the current version is exceptionally stable ( with flaps kernel )...
I'm sure with cm 10.1 going nightly, they'll have tethering fixed shortly. Its a pretty important feature for many of us.
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I tried jellyblam for quincyatt and I got a boot loop. I went back to recovery and wiped everything again, reinstalled, and I still got a boot loop. Oh well. Thanks for the suggestion.
mchahn said:
I tried jellyblam for quincyatt and I got a boot loop. I went back to recovery and wiped everything again, reinstalled, and I still got a boot loop. Oh well. Thanks for the suggestion.
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Sounds like a bad download...Did you download straight to your phone? While I've never had this issue, I have heard that some prefer to download to their computers and transfer the zip to their phones..
You might be right. I did download it to my PC and copy over the zip. However, I had trouble copying and I had to copy a second time. So, I'll try again.
I did a fresh download, copied, wiped, flashed, and it didn't work. Apparently bam won't run on my phone.
...and your using the latest version of twrp?
Yes. I checked. I might be doing something wrong but I doubt it. I'm guessing there is a bug somewhere that rarely shows up. Until the source code is available these custom roms are somewhat a shot in the dark.
I'm just going to go back to my ICS backup when i need tethering. I guess I started this thread with the hope that someone would have a workaround. I really like 4.2.2 and I've decided to live with this. Maybe it will be fixed soon?
Thanks for your help.
The only tethering app that seems to work is "Open Garden." It's in the Play Store but you'll have to side-load it if on AT&T.
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thx -- I couldn't find apk anywhere, I'll look again. Is that bluetooth only? I need wifi.
apk is not on their home page. Any idea where to find it?
How do you keep AT&T from seeing that you're tethering?
knoshann said:
How do you keep AT&T from seeing that you're tethering?
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I don't know who you are replying to, but I tethered all the time with ATT when using ICS. I didn't know they were trying to block it.
For a while they were changing people's plans to a tethering plan if AT&T caught them tethering. I got a warning email myself.
knoshann said:
For a while they were changing people's plans to a tethering plan if AT&T caught them tethering. I got a warning email myself.
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I know that Verizon has folded tethering into the normal data plans. They make it sound like a benefit but they're raising the overall price so they are really forcing you to buy tethering. I thought ATT and the others were going the same way.
I assume they realized they couldn't enforce it any other way.
mchahn said:
thx -- I couldn't find apk anywhere, I'll look again. Is that bluetooth only? I need wifi.
apk is not on their home page. Any idea where to find it?
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Assuming you're looking for Open Garden, go to http://www.open garden.com and tap the big orange Get APK button to download.
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chp said:
Assuming you're looking for Open Garden, go to http://www.open garden.com and tap the big orange Get APK button to download.
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I've been to their home page a million times because everyone said you could get the apk there. I was going crazy because all I ever saw was a big orange button to download a version for windows. I had just now typed a reply to you that said you were crazy and then it hit me. You meant to go there on the phone! I'd only been there from my laptop.
Thanks, I'll give it a try now.
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As I feared, open garden is bluetooth only.
I was researching the hotspot issue that only a few users have been having and found that it is inherent to android 4.1.2 and newer. What I found out:
"Throughout the previous iterations of Android (<4.1.2), Android has not identified for the carriers which data is for tethering, and which is not.
Android 4.1.2 introduced that ability (and requirement) for Android devices to properly flag when data is for tethering purposes. This is the first time this has been used in a vanilla release of Android...
For everyone frustrated by this update to Android: Android respecting a carrier's request to know if data is for a tethered device IS NOT A BUG. IT IS A FEATURE. It's not a feature for users like you and me, it's a feature for manufacturers like Samsung and HTC, so they can in turn build devices that carriers can have more control over.
So, to be clear, THIS IS NOT A BUG. Google INTENDED to respect carrier tethering rules. The only way to circumvent this is to either get a plan from your carrier that allows tethering, revert to a build of Android of 4.1.1 or earlier (I used wugfresh NRT tools, google it, they're amazing and simple: FOR NEXUS DEVICES ONLY, SORRY), or for a developer to find and KILL THE ****ING ABILITY FOR ANDROID TO TAG DATA AS TETHERING DATA and release that to the public; either by providing an modded Android image, or as an app (much less likely to work unless you're rooted)."
Copied from a past on another forum, and apparently I can't post a link to it.
Even though I clicked on Thanks, I'd like to thank you again for that clear explanation. I'm sure it won't take long for that to be hacked.
i think the next nightly may fix it
Next to fix on next Nightly
msm8660: Add Wi-Fi AP module args (i wonder if this is it?)
rkpsym ftewed
I sent JamieD a message about it a few days ago. I'm not sure if all developers were aware with source of the problem. Its especially hard when only some users report having an issue. Hopefully they get it working soon.

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